entity · arch_archaic_dehistan
Archaic Dehistan assemblage
A broad archaeological classification for settlement and ceramic developments on the Dehistan plain.
Review and provenance
Specialist reviewer: not recorded. Review date: not recorded.
Dataset workflow: proposed. This is separate from specialist review.
Confidence describes the stated assessment; it does not certify expert approval. How review works.
Chronology
Dating intervals may describe uncertainty or phases; their width alone does not establish event duration.
1500 BCE–800 BCE
Precision: range
lowWorking range preserves source uncertainty and should be refined with site-level dates.
- informs · provides archaeological observation
Vehrkana and Dehistan: Late farming communities of South-West Turkmenistan from the Iron Age to the Islamic period — Olivier Lecomte (1999)Provides the regional classification and chronology.
Locator: Settlement, ceramic and irrigation discussion
Research description
Evidence is linked to changing water management and settlement density, but phase boundaries remain coarse. The assemblage does not justify a fixed polity polygon or uninterrupted irrigation system across seven centuries.
Evidence and sources
- informs · provides archaeological observation
Vehrkana and Dehistan: Late farming communities of South-West Turkmenistan from the Iron Age to the Islamic period — Olivier Lecomte (1999)Provides the regional classification and chronology.
Locator: Settlement, ceramic and irrigation discussion